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Welcome to my latest newsletter to keep you updated on my work in Parliament and around Amber Valley. Brexit has continued to dominate the headlines and parliamentary business, but there has also been some positive news regarding Alfreton Station and a visit from the Secretary…

Brexit is still the main business at Westminster as our date of departure gets closer. Three weeks ago Parliament gave the Prime Minister a mandate to renegotiate her deal by replacing or removing the Irish backstop which is the main, although not only, issue which led to MPs rejecting the…

Since my update last week, the final version of the Withdrawal Agreement has been approved by the European Council, and a longer version of the political declaration has been published – now up to 26 pages of non-binding aspirations for our future partnership with the EU. The Government have also…

One of the main political topics being discussed in Parliament at the moment is Universal Credit; a major reform that will transform the welfare state across Britain. Universal Credit aims to simplify and streamline the benefits system, and I continue to support and welcome this change. We want a welfare…